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Raytheon's MicroLight Radio Selected For UK Army's FIST Program Testing
Marlborough MA (SPX) May 22, 2007Raytheon MicroLight radio has been selected by the Thales Prime Contracting Management Office, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, as the core communications system for the operational effectiveness trials in the assessment phase of the U.K.'s Future Integrated Soldier Technology, or FIST, program. FIST is a tri-service program to enhance the combat effectiveness of ... more Northrop Grumman Selected For Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) May 22, 2007Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a contract potentially valued at $100 million to provide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) systems and capabilities to Navy installations around the world. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Under the terms of the five-year, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Northrop Grumman w ... more Lockheed Martin Opens Advanced Biometrics Center In West Virginia 
Rockville MD (SPX) May 22, 2007Lockheed Martin opened the Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON) center in White Hall, WV, to serve as a collaborative center for the corporation, its customers, academia and other industry partners to develop integrated biometrics solutions for both current and future initiatives. "Biometric technology offers great promise for the future, especially in initiatives that ... more Who Can Make ICBMs 
Moscow (UPI) May 21, 2007Although politics obviously prevail in the anti-ballistic missile issue, let's admit that the anti-missile aspect is being fed from a source that is not likely to be depleted any time soon. At any rate, this is what the United States thinks. During her visit to Russia in the middle of May, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the United States could not ignore the threats emanating ... more War Czar Compromise - Part 3 
Washington (UPI) May 21, 2007The great debate that led to the appointment of Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute as the Bush administration's coordinator, or "war czar," for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is another example of the triumph of form over reality and spin over substance in American politics. Lute is in no way a "war czar" exercising real authority over either or both of America's ongoing wars. But he is being fa ... more |
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Virginia Key FL (SPX) May 22, 2007Using a state-of-the-art satellite imagery technique, researchers are able to more precisely predict volcanic activity, bringing them steps closer to understanding where an eruption may occur. A new research study, titled "Stress Control of Deep Rift Intrusion at Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii," being published in the May 18 issue of the journal Science uses satellite imagery to study volcanic activi ... more A Not-So-Heavy Metal As Electrical Conductivity In Textiles Becomes Available 
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2007Movies and television have educated us more than we know. Thanks to detective thrillers, we understand about the drama of "wearing a wire." But a NASA-sponsored technology is paving the way for all of us to be "wearing a wireless." Metal wiring weaves a less-than-perfect web. Copper is the most common electrical conductor, but as with most metals, it can be heavy, expensive, and breakable. In co ... more Before Selling Carbon Credits Read This 
Madison WI (SPX) May 22, 2007Storing carbon in agricultural soils presents an immediate option to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming. Farmers who adopt practices that store carbon in soil may be able to "sell" the stored carbon to buyers seeking to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Before farmers can sell carbon credits, however, they need to be able to verify that changing soil management has increase ... more Alarming Acceleration In CO2 Emissions Worldwide 
Stanford, CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Between 2000 and 2004, worldwide CO2 emissions increased at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s-the rate increased from 1.1 % per year during the 1990s to 3.1% per year in the early 2000s. The research, published in the early on-line edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 21-25, also found that the accelerating growth rate is largely due to ... more Television About To Get A Whole Lot Brighter With New LED Technology 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want to make sure future generations of plasma TV watchers will see games like the upcoming NBA Finals in the brightest, most beautiful color possible - for a lot less money. Most people don't think much about the inner workings of LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, which illuminate today's plasma TV screens a ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Friday a decree on the Glonass navigation system to provide the service free for customers, the Kremlin press service said. Glonass is a Russian version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify their positions in real time. The system can also be used in geological prosp ... more Brazil And India Set Up Work Team For Space Program 
Brasilia (XNA) May 21, 2007Representatives of Brazil's Space Agency (AEB) and India's Space Department (ISRO) have set up a team to study cooperation in the space sectors of both countries, the AEB announced on Thursday. The two countries' team space study will be presented in September, in India, at the 58th International Space Congress sponsored by the International Space Federation. Satellite projects, such as sa ... more China Aims To Launch Moon Probe This Year 
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2007China aims to launch its first lunar orbiter later this year, part of a three-step plan it hopes will eventually see moon samples brought back to Earth, state media said Sunday. The launch of the Chang'e I, envisaged in the second half of 2007, would be a landmark for China's space programme, China's space agency chief Sun Laiyan was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency. "Th ... more Bush Preparing For British U-Turn On Iraq 
London (AFP) May 20, 2007US President George W. Bush has been told to prepare for a British U-turn on Iraq once Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said. A Bush administration official, however, described the report as "baseless." Bush has been briefed by White House officials to expect an announcement on British troop withdrawals during Brown's first 100 days in office, the weekly said.< ... more Iran Nuke Issue Off Limits In Iraq Talks As Bolton Labels Process A Farce 
Tehran (AFP) May 20, 2007Iran said on Sunday its nuclear standoff with the West will be strictly off the agenda when Iranian officials hold rare talks this month with US diplomats in Baghdad over Iraq. "We do not want there to be any connection between the nuclear talks and the discussions on Iraq," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters. "If there is someone who wants to connect the nucle ... more
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